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#955DFD — Light Vivid Purple

#955DFD is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #955DFD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#955DFD is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C5FD5D; it also sits naturally between #5D75FD and #E55DFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#955DFD · RGB 149, 93, 253

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Color values

HEX#955DFD
RGB149, 93, 253
HSL261°, 98%, 68%
HSV261°, 63%, 99%
CMYK41%, 63%, 0%, 1%
XYZ34.04, 21.31, 95.25
Yxy21.31, 0.2260, 0.1415
CIE-Lab53.29, 56.42, -71.82
Hunter Lab46.16, 54.15, -96.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 58% · Green 36% · Blue 99%

Cyan 41% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #955DFD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #955DFD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #955DFD

.text { color: #955DFD; }
.background { background-color: #955DFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #955DFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(149, 93, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(261, 98%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #955DFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(149, 93, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #955DFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(149, 93, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#955DFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#955DFD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #955DFD

#823FFD#6B1CFD#5802F7#4C02D4#4102B6#360297#290174#1F0156#120132#070014

Tints of #955DFD

#9F6DFE#A97CFE#B086FE#BA95FE#C4A4FE#CEB3FE#D7C2FE#DECDFE#E8DCFF#F2EBFF

Tones of #955DFD

#9969F2#9C74E7#A080DB#A38BD0#A797C4#AAA2B9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5FD5D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.99:1 AA large only
Against black text5.26:1 AA

Best text color on #955DFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #955DFD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #955DFD: ·

How #955DFD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #7D7CD6Deuteranopia · #8084CDTritanopia · #92B8B1

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 600 · #7C3AED

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #955DFD rather than the exact color:

Palette Fff7d1
#FFF7D1 · #8B5DFF · #6A42C2 · #563A9C
Palette 6900ff
#6900FF · #9951FF · #FFD700 · #FAF7FF
Palette 191825
#191825 · #865DFF · #E384FF · #FFA3FD
Mellow Ruby Cinder
#5711A0 · #8B5FEE · #9DEB4A · #BFEE9E
Amber Solace
#719D13 · #C5EE74 · #8B5EEB · #C6A7EE
Honey Ruby Marble
#1A1206 · #F94FE5 · #1253FC · #A14CFE

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#8B5DFF#9951FF#865DFF#8B5FEE#8B5EEB#A14CFE#9F70FD#9347FA#A85CF1#966EED#864AF9#836FFF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #955DFC  ·  #955DFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #955DFD?

#955DFD is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 149, 93, 253). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #955DFD?

#955DFD is RGB 149, 93, 253 — HSL 261°, 98%, 68% — CMYK 41%, 63%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #955DFD?

Its complement is #C5FD5D; analogous partners are #5D75FD and #E55DFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #955DFD for text?

Black text on #955DFD has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.99:1.